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| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1963-07-23)July 23, 1963 (age 61) Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| May 23, 1987, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||||||||
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| June 1, 1988, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 4-3 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 5.90 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 34 | ||||||||||||||
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Patrick Michael Pacillo (born July 23, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player. Pacillo pitched for theCincinnati Reds ofMajor League Baseball (MLB) in 1987 and 1988.
Pacillo grew up inRutherford, New Jersey and played both baseball and football atRutherford High School.[1]
In 1982 and 1983, Pacillo playedcollegiate summer baseball for theHarwich Mariners of theCape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). He played outfielder and pitcher, batting .338 in 1983 and leading Harwich to the league title. Pacillo was inducted into theCCBL Hall of Fame in 2005.[2]
He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (5th pick) of the1984 MLB draft out ofSeton Hall University, where he had played baseball for thePirates under head coachMike Sheppard.
On May 23, 1987, Pacillo made his MLB debut, in which he pitched five innings and gave up two earned runs while striking out three.[3]
In 1988, Pacaillo was traded to theMontreal Expos along withTracy Jones forRandy St. Claire,Jeff Reed, andHerm Winningham.[4] He never pitched in the majors again.
Pacillo is perhaps best remembered for replacingPete Rose on the Reds' 40-man roster following the 1986 season. Rose, who by that point was serving as the team'splayer-manager, removed himself from the roster in order to make room for Pacillo.
A resident ofBradley Beach, New Jersey, Pacillo works as a financial adviser.[5]
During the1984 Summer Olympics, Pat playedbaseball for theUnited States team. Notable teammates includedWill Clark,Barry Larkin,Mark McGwire,B. J. Surhoff,Bill Swift, andBobby Witt. The US team lost in the final to Japan.
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